Attachment for watches.



L. E. F. WACHTER.

ATTACHMENT FOR WATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 9, IIIII. 1,326,811.

RENEWED AUG. 5 1919.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.5

IIIIII I ,II I I .IANAWWWWWWNMNUMIM LOUIS E. F. WACI-ITER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ATTACHMENT FOR WATCHES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1919.

Application filed January 9, 1917, Serial No. 141,369. Renewed August 5, 1919. Serial No. 315,565.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Louis E. F. WACHTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for lVatches, of which the following is a specification, refe-rence being had to the accompanying' drawings, illustrative of particular embodiments of my invention.

My invention relates to watches in general. Among its objects is the provision of advantageous means to be secured or otherwise applied to a watch and afford means to support the watch. This supporting of the watch may be by way of holding it upright or standing; and the construction provides means to protect the side of the watch where such means are secured. In particular, this invention is intended to provide a simple, effective and otherwise advantageous device of this character. It also affords a means for decorations, or added decorations, by way of bejeweling, decorating, filigree or carving to transform the general appearance and otherwise, as will hereinafter appear.

A specific embodiment of my invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is a face view of an ornamental frame attachment.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same showing its attachment to the watch.

In Figs. 1 and 2, R is an ornamental attachment frame. Q is a tube which is hinged to the frame by means of hinge pins 7) p. F is a hinged clip, G is the engaging pin of the watch case K, and H is the hinge connection between clip and frame. R is a crystal for the frame, and coperates with the frame to protect the watch when attached thereto. A is the pendant post of the watch case K', and in attaching the frame to the watch case the tube Q is slipped over the post A, thus making a very secure attachment of the frame to the watch case. lllhen the tube Q is placed over the post A, the crown of the watch case is temporarily removed, and the crown when replaced holds the tube in position. Thus the tube Q, may rotate on the post and the frame R', may, when released by the hinged plate F, be turned half way around and become a support for the watch by way of holding it upright or standing. The crystal R may be omitted or replaced by any desired construction; and in this and other respects I do not wish to confine myself to the particular form shown and specifically described, but refer to all devices coming within the scope of my claims, with or without various detailed modifications and ornamentations, or additional elements set forth in this specification.

Vithout confining myself to the particular embodiment herein described, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A frame for a watch having an engaging means adjacent the post thereof, comprising a collar adapted to closely fit and swivel on the post of the watch, a main frame portion, a hinged joint between said collar and main frame portion adapted to permit the latter to swing awayV from the watch, means on the diametrically opposite side of said frame engaging means on the watch case diametrically opposite the post, to detachably hold said frame against the watch, means on the inner periphery of said frame adapted to secure a disk, and a disk cooperating with said means adapted to protect the face of the watch.

2. A frame for a watch having an engaging means opposite the post thereof, comprising a tube fastened thereto by a hinged joint at one side and adapted to engage the watch post, whereby it may turn thereon, means at the diametrically opposite side of said frame coperating with means on the watch case opposite the post thereof, whereby the fra-me may be clipped against the side of a watch.

3. In combination with a watch case having an engaging means opposite the post thereof, a post, a face-protecting and supporting member adapted for ready attachment to and detachment from said post, including a tube adapted to pass over and fit around said post, whereby the same may rotate thereon, a hinged joint connecting said tube with one portion of the periphery of said face-protecting and supporting member, a crown adapted to keep the tube in position on the post, and means on the face-protecting and supporting member on a peripheral portion opposite said hinged joint, adapted to cooperate with said engaging means on the watch when not in use as a support.

4. In combination with a watch case having an engaging means opposite the post thereof, a supplementary reversible piotectraine in a position against the front of the tive frame and support, a head portion theie- Watch. for hinged to said frame and adapted to Signed at New York, this 8th day of Januenoirole and rotate on the post of said Watch, ary 1917.

5 means on the inner edge of said frame to LOUIS E. F. WACHTER.

engage and secure a plate, a' plate adapted lVitnesses: to be engaged and supported thereby, and JOHN DARBY,

means on said frame to detachably hold the H. MUCHMORE. 

